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Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
