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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
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.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
