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The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
He that sowes trusts in God.
He that sowes trusts in God.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
