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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.