But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]

He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.

He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.

Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.

Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.

The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.

He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.