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He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
