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Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a
fine one.
Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a
fine one.
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize
our age.
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize
our age.
Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible
consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went
before--consequences that read more
Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible
consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went
before--consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves.
What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs,
What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things.
What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs,
What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
So holy writ in babes hath judgment shown
When judges have been babes; great floods have flown
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So holy writ in babes hath judgment shown
When judges have been babes; great floods have flown
From simple sources, and great seas have dried
When miracles have by the greatest been denied.
A bad ending follows a bad beginning.
A bad ending follows a bad beginning.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
