One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.

One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.

Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.

The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

All the world's a stage.

All the world's a stage.