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And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.
Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.
I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing.
Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail.
No cross no crown.
Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.
The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.
Wickedness is its own punishment.
Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.
Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly to fear what is... →
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