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Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.

Edmund Spenser

Who would ever care to do brave deed, Or strive in virtue others to excel, If none should yield him his deserved meed Due praise, that is the spur of doing well? For if good were not praised more than ill, None would choose goodness of his own free will.
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Action Brave Care Deserve Excellence Freedom Goodness Praise Virtue Willing
Thankfulness is the tune of angels.
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Angel Gratitude Music One Liner Thankful
How many perils doe enfold The righteous man to make him daily fall.
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Adversity Fall Flower Right
For that which all men then did virtue call, Is now called vice; and that which vice was hight, Is now hight virtue, and so used of all: Right now is wrong, and wrong that was is right.
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Call Man Myself Right Virtue Wrong
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
Good is no good, but if it be spend, God giveth good for none other end.
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End God Goodness
And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
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Fall Stars Strike Touch
Together linkt with adamantine chains.
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Chain Togetherness
But times do change and move continually.
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Change Move Time
For deeds to die, however nobly done, And thoughts of men to as themselves decay, But wise words taught in numbers for to run, Recorded by the Muses, live for ay.
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Action Death Live Man Thinking Wisdom Word
Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.
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Love One Liner Rose Time
And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain.
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Happiness Pain
For next to Death is Sleepe to be compared; Therefore his house is unto his annext: Here Sleepe, ther Richesse, and hel-gate them both betwext.
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Compare Death Help Home Sleep
But O the exceeding grace Of highest God, that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels, he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe.
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Creature Enemy God Grace Love Man Mercy Service Wickedness
Hasty wrath and heedless hazardy do breed repentance late and lasting infamy.
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Angry Late Repent
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

Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.

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