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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more read more
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
