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There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.
There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.
In a long journey straw waighs.
In a long journey straw waighs.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he read more
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
