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He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
