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Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
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.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
