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Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
