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The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
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Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
Waits the rising of the sun.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
