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Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an
ill, it doubles his fault.
Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an
ill, it doubles his fault.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Heap on more wood! the wind is chill!
But let it whistle as it will,
We'll keep read more
Heap on more wood! the wind is chill!
But let it whistle as it will,
We'll keep up Christmas merry still.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
For the same man to be an heretick and a good subject, is
incompossible.
For the same man to be an heretick and a good subject, is
incompossible.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.