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He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
