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Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
