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They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
