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Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
All things deteriorate in time.
All things deteriorate in time.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
