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It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
These things by reason of our friendship I have not hesitated glo
to communicate.
These things by reason of our friendship I have not hesitated glo
to communicate.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
