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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
They have learnt life's lessons.
They have learnt life's lessons.
