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In Life's Small Things Be Resolute And Great To Keep Thy Muscle Trained
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In life's small things be resolute and great
To keep thy muscle trained: know'st thou when Fate
Thy measure takes, or when she 'll say to thee,
"I find thee worthy; do this deed for me"?
-- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
-- Epigram
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If I had thought thou couldst have died, I might not weep for thee
But I forgot, when by thy side, That thou couldst mortal be....
I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty; I woke, and found that life was Duty.
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie? Toil on, poor heart, unceasingly...
The Commandments of the EE: 5: Take care that thou useth the proper method when thou takest the measures of high-voltage circuits too
hat thou dost not incinerate both thee and thy test meter, for verily, though thou has no company property number and can be easily surveyed, the test meter has one and, as a consequence, bringeth much woe unto a purchasing agent....
The Commandments of the EE: 9: Trifle thee not with radioactive tubes and substances lest thou commence to glow in the dark like a lightning bug
and thy wife be frustrated and have not further use for thee except for thy wages....
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. -- George Chapman (1557-1634) -- Eastward Ho, Act i, Sc.
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Angels and ministers of grace, defend us! Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn'd
Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou comest in such a questionable shape That I will speak to thee...
But life is sweet, though all that makes it sweet Lessen like sound of friends' departing fee
And Death is beautiful as feet of friend Coming with welcome at our journey's end....
When stars are in the quiet skies, Then most I pine for thee
Bend on me then thy tender eyes, As stars look on the sea....
Put out the light, and then put out the light: If I quench thee, thou flaming minister, I can again thy former light restore Should I repent me
but once put out thy light, Thou cunning'st pattern of excelling nature, I know not where is that Promethean heat That can thy light relume....