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He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.
Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.