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A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
