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Pension never inriched young man.
Pension never inriched young man.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.