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How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
The way is an ill neighbour.
The way is an ill neighbour.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.