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Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right read more
There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.