Sluggish idleness–the nurse of sin.
EDMUND SPENSERFoul jealousy! that turnest love divine to joyless dread, and makest the loving heart with hateful thoughts to languish and to pine.
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Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.
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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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For easy things, that may be got at will, Most sorts of men do set but little store.
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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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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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So much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.
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In one consort there sat cruel revenge and rancorous despite, disloyal treason and heart-burning hate.
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Death is an equall doome To good and bad, the common In of rest.
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And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
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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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For if good were not praised more than ill, None would choose goodness of his own free will.
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For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.
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Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?
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The noblest mind the best contentment has.
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Be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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