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Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
In the end truth will out.
In the end truth will out.
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
