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Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
