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There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well
used. Exclaim no more against it.
Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well
used. Exclaim no more against it.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.