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Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
