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" And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses. "
Beds
Roses
Sleeps
" Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice. "
May
Anger
Malice
" Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury. "
Patience
Long
Stronger
" Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise. "
Wisely
Worldly
Wise
" Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly to fear what is impossible to be avoided than to be secure when there is a possibility to be deprived. "
Defeat
Confident
May
" Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. "
Thou
Charity
Faith
" Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester. "
Bad
Cards
Dealt
" Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue. "
Heaven
Ear
Find
" He that hath no cross deserves no crown. "
Hath
Cross
Crown
" If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail. "
God
Man
Heart
" It is the lot of man but once to die. "
Once
Die
Lot
" I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing. "
Wish
Pleasure
I Wish
" Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger. "
He
Danger
Spur
" Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail. "
Honey
Heart
Pleasure
" Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action. "
Honor
Life
Action
" My mind's my kingdom. "
Kingdom
Inspirational
Mind
" Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune. "
Away
Action
Fortune
" No cross no crown. "
Cross
Crown
" Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest. "
Labor
Work
Rest
" Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.' "
Heart
Your
Word
" That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end. "
End
Friendship
Which
" The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were. "
Average
Weighs
Person
" The heart is a small thing, but desireth great matters. It is not sufficient for a kite's dinner, yet the whole world is not sufficient for it. "
World
Small
Kite
" The road to perseverance lies by doubt. "
Lies
Road
Perseverance
" The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient. "
Sufficient
Know
Merit
" Wickedness is its own punishment. "
Own
Punishment
Wickedness
" Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains. "
Only
Gets
Got
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