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Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied read more
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.
Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
