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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.