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Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
