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There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
