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I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.