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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

To be wise and eke to love, Is granted scarce to gods above.
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God Grant Love Wisdom
For whatsoever from one place doth fall, Is with the tide unto an other brought: For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.
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Fall Lost Oneself Place
But Justice, though her dome she doe prolong, Yet at the last she will her owne cause right.
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Herself Justice Right Truth Win
And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
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Fall Stars Strike Touch
The fish once caught, new bait will hardly bite.
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Advice Bite Hard Ocean
So much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.
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Grace Profit Rule
Hasty wrath and heedless hazardy do breed repentance late and lasting infamy.
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Angry Late Repent
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
No dainty flower or herbs that grows on ground, No arborett with painted blossoms drest And smelling sweet, but there it might be found To bud out fair, and throw her sweet smells all around.
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Flower Growth Herself Sweet
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
All that in this world is great or gay, Doth, as a vapor, vanish and decay.
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Greatness Happiness Philosophy World
Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit!
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Flesh Live Man Spirit Teaching Yourself
Her angel’s face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.
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Angel Eyes Face Greatness Place Sunshine
Good is no good, but if it be spend, God giveth good for none other end.
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End God Goodness
And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain.
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Happiness Pain

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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