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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.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
