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The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
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There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock;
the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man
with a maid.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.