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They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
