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He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every read more
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
