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But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
It's always the people that know you the least, that judge you the most.
It's always the people that know you the least, that judge you the most.
