All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.

A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.

It's not good fishing before the net.

It's not good fishing before the net.

Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.

Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.

He is most powerful who governs himself.

He is most powerful who governs himself.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.