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He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
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.
