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Every bullet has its billet.
Every bullet has its billet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
But few prize honour more than money.
But few prize honour more than money.