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He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.