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Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.
