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He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.
But few prize honour more than money.
But few prize honour more than money.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
