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Hasty wrath and heedless hazardy do breed repentance late and lasting infamy.

Edmund Spenser

The noblest mind the best contentment has.
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Best Contentment Mindset Noble One Liner
Fondnesse it were for any being free, To covet fetters, though they golden bee.
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Freedom Gold
Fly from wrath; sad be the sights and bitter fruits of war; a thousand furies wait on wrathful swords.
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Angry Fly Fruit Wait War Word
This iron world bungs down the stoutest hearts to lowest state; for misery doth bravest minds abate.
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Heart Mindset Misery World
Joy may you have and gentle hearts content Of your loves couplement: And let faire Venus, that is Queene of love, With her heart-quelling Sonne upon you smile
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Content Heart Love Queen Smile Yourself
Bright as does the morning star appear, Out of the east with flaming locks bedight, To tell the dawning day is drawing near.
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Appearance Bed Bright Flame Light Morning Stars
The Patron of true Holinesse, Foule Errour doth defeate: Hypocrisie him to entrappe, Doth to his home entreate.
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Himself Home Hypocrisy True
From good to bad, and from bad to worse, From worse unto that is worst of all, And then return to his former fall.
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Bad Fall Goodness Himself Return Worst
Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.
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Love One Liner Rose Time
Ah! when will this long weary day have end, And lende me leave to come unto my love? – Epithalamion
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Leaving Love Myself
To be wise and eke to love, Is granted scarce to gods above.
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God Grant Love Wisdom
So much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.
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Grace Profit Rule
And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
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Fall Stars Strike Touch
And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain.
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Happiness Pain Pleasure
Greatest god below the sky.
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God Greatness Sky
The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.
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Action Gentle Mindset

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