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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.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
