Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.

The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.

Ill vessels seldome miscarry.

Ill vessels seldome miscarry.

Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]

Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]

He will burne his house, to warme his hands.

He will burne his house, to warme his hands.

Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.

Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.

Put your toong in your purse.

Put your toong in your purse.

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.