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Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.