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We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
Bear and forbear.
Bear and forbear.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.
Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
