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WlT PUNISHED PROSPERS MOST

by Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick

Dread not the shackles; on with thine intent,
Good wits get more fame by their punishment.




Quotes of the Day

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.
• Jiddu Krishnamurti


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