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Men Quotes by Robert Herrick
- Men are suspicious; prone to discontent: Subjects still loathe the present Government.
- Seldom comes Glory till a man be dead.
- Each must in virtue strive for to excel; That man lives twice that lives the first life well.
- Necessity makes dastards valiant men.
- Before man's fall the rose was born,St. Ambrose says, without the thorn;But for man's fault then was the thornWithout the fragrant rose-bud born; But ne'er…
- God doth not promise here to man that HeWill free him quickly from his misery;But in His own time, and when He thinks fit,Then He…
- It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive.…
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