Quote#Wisdom
Only the actions of the just
Quote byJames Shirley · 1596–1666
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses, sc. iii. Compare: "The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish when he sleeps in dust", Tate and Brady, Psalm cxxii..
English (original)
Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust.
— James Shirley
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