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Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Anger manages everything badly.
Anger manages everything badly.
