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That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
This division of labour will lessen the task.
This division of labour will lessen the task.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.