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Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
