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A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
