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The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; read more
A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
