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But Justice, though her dome she doe prolong, Yet at the last she will her owne cause right.

Edmund Spenser

So much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.
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Grace Profit Rule
All for love, and nothing for reward.
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Love Reward
Laws ought to be fashioned unto the manners and conditions of the people whom they are meant to benefit, and not imposed upon them according to the simple rule of right.
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Fashion Law Manner Right Rule Simplicity
Hard it is to teach the old horse to amble anew.
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Hard Horse Old Teaching
Me seems the world is run quite out of square,From the first point of his appointed source,And being once amiss grows daily worse and worse.
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Growth Quite Run World Worst
Those that were up themselves, kept others low; Those that were low themselves, held others hard; He suffered them to ryse or greater grow; But every one did strive his fellow down to throw.
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Greatness Growth Hard Hold Low Oneself Suffering
So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought; Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.
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Lesson Love Teaching
For easy things, that may be got at will, Most sorts of men do set but little store.
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Easy Man Willing
Thankfulness is the tune of angels.
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Angel Gratitude Music One Liner Thankful
Together linkt with adamantine chains.
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Chain Togetherness
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
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
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Greatness Myself Reach Rule
And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
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Fall Stars Strike Touch
Waking love suffereth no sleepe: Say, that raging love dothe appall the weake stomacke: Say, that lamenting love marreth the musicall.
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Love Marriage Rage Sleep Suffering Wake Weakness
And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain.
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Happiness Pain
To be wise and eke to love, Is granted scarce to gods above.
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God Grant Love Wisdom

But Justice, though her dome she doe prolong, Yet at the last she will her owne cause right.

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