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There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
