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What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
