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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
