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God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy read more
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value.
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in read more
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus
art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he
is catching you.]
Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A faire death honours the whole life.
A faire death honours the whole life.
