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Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
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.
