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Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
