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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
