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Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is read more
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
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.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.