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Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
