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Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
