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Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
