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Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
