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Every bullet has its billet.
Every bullet has its billet.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
