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Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]