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The noblest mind the best contentment has.

Edmund Spenser

In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn’d himself first to subdue.
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Himself Learning Wasted
Death is an equall doome To good and bad, the common In of rest.
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Bad Death Equality Goodness Rest
And he that strives to touch the stars Oft stumbles at a straw.
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Fall Stars Strike Touch
Fresh spring the herald of love’s mighty king.
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King Love Spring
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
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
My Love is like to ice, and I to fire: How comes it then that this her cold so great Is not dissolved through my so hot desire, But harder grows the more I her entreat?
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Cold Desire Fire Greatness Growth Hard Love Myself
Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.
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Love One Liner Rose Time
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
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
To be wise and eke to love, Is granted scarce to gods above.
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God Grant Love Wisdom
Hasty wrath and heedless hazardy do breed repentance late and lasting infamy.
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Angry Late Repent
Together linkt with adamantine chains.
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Chain Togetherness
The noblest mind the best contentment has.
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Best Contentment Mindset Noble One Liner

The noblest mind the best contentment has.

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