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He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.