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Talkers are no good doers.
Talkers are no good doers.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.