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Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows read more
O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun,
And by and by a cloud takes all away!
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
