Quote #5

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

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  1. There is many a rich stone laid up in the bowels of the earth, many a fair pearl laid up in the bosom of the sea, that never was seen, nor …
  2. Perfection is the child of time:
  3. Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.
  4. He is wealthy enough, that wanteth not: he is great enough, that is his own master: he is happy enough, that lives to die well.
  5. 'Mongst all these stirs of discontented strife, O, let me lead an academic life; To know much, and to think for nothing, know Nothing to ha…
  6. A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.
  7. So little in his purse, so much upon his back.

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