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A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
The blind eate many a flie.
The blind eate many a flie.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.