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He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
I give not gold for mere expectations.
I give not gold for mere expectations.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
