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The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil read more
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
