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No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
Too much of anything is bad.
Too much of anything is bad.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
