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Favour will as surely perish as life.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
