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Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
