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A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of read more
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
