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The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.