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We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
The best things in life are free.
The best things in life are free.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.