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How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
