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You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
Parsons are soules waggoners.
Parsons are soules waggoners.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.