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LOSS FROM THE LEAST

by Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick

Great men by small means oft are overthrown;
He's lord of thy life, who contemns his own.




Quotes of the Day

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out.
• Proverbs 18:15


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