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Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
