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Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
