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From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
