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It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
