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He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
