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Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
