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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.