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Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
He that staies does the businesse.
He that staies does the businesse.