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Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
A man of three letters, " F U R."
A man of three letters, " F U R."
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
