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We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.