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He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he read more
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
The comforters head never akes.
The comforters head never akes.
