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The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
One heat another heat expels.
One heat another heat expels.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who read more
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who don't know that they don't
know; those who know that they don't know; those who don't know
that they know; and those who know that they know.
