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Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
