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Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.
