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When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
