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Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last read more
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.