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Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]