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The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
