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A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
