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What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right read more
There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
