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The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
I give not gold for mere expectations.
I give not gold for mere expectations.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
