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If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]
The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
