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Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
If music be the food of love, play on.
If music be the food of love, play on.
