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A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose
under the heaven:
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose
under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time
to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a
time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time
to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to
cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a
time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of
peace.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.