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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.
Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from
the attack even of the read more
Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from
the attack even of the weak.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
To live peaceably with all breedes good blood.
To live peaceably with all breedes good blood.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
