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. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
