Quote #24

Honour thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall: Thou shalt not kill; but need'st not strive Officiously to keep alive.

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  2. Thou shalt not covet, but tradition Approves all forms of competition.
  3. In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly, But westward, look, the land is bright.
  4. I watched them from the window, thy children at their play, And I thought of all my own dear friends, who were far, oh, far away, And child…
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  8. Our ills are worse than at their ease These blameless happy souls suspect, They only study the disease, Alas, who live not to detect.

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