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Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
