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Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
