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How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
 There's not a string attuned to mirth,
 But has its chord in melancholy.  
 There's not a string attuned to mirth,
 But has its chord in melancholy. 
 Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most 
powerful are broken down by discord.  
 Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most 
powerful are broken down by discord. 
 He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
 [He that will learn to pray, let him read more 
 He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
 [He that will learn to pray, let him go to Sea.] 
 Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, 
it goes ill with the pitcher.  
 Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, 
it goes ill with the pitcher. 
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.