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Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
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Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
Of guiltless joy that guilt can know.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
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But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.