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He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
Time flies never to be recalled.
Time flies never to be recalled.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
