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With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
