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Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.
All places that the eye of heaven visits,
Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
All places that the eye of heaven visits,
Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
