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In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.
A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.
