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The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
