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Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.
Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
Even a child is known by his doings.
Even a child is known by his doings.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
