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There are faults we would fain pardon.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
Prevention is better than cure.
Prevention is better than cure.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
