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Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
