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Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
