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Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
Live for today for tomorrow never comes.
Live for today for tomorrow never comes.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
