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The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.
Who teacheth often learns himself.
Who teacheth often learns himself.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
