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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
