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No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.