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He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
