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It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
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All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
The better reason.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
