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Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
 You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in 
it.  
 You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in 
it. 
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
 Is there a man whose judgment clear
 Can others teach the course to steer,
  Yet runs himself read more 
 Is there a man whose judgment clear
 Can others teach the course to steer,
  Yet runs himself life's mad career,
   Wild as the wave? 
 When we our betters see bearing our woes,
 We scarcely think our miseries our foes.  
 When we our betters see bearing our woes,
 We scarcely think our miseries our foes. 
 Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
 Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.  
 Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
 Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is. 
 What boots it at one gate to make defence,
 And at another to let in the foe?  
 What boots it at one gate to make defence,
 And at another to let in the foe?