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There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these
things cometh the wrath of God upon read more
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these
things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Nothing can come of nothing.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.