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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
What has not wasting time impaired?
What has not wasting time impaired?
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.