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Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
They have learnt life's lessons.
They have learnt life's lessons.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
