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It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy read more
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.