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The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
All came from, and will goe to others.
All came from, and will goe to others.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
