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He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
The silver livery of advised age.
The silver livery of advised age.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
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.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
