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If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
