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We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
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.
