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Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
Originality provokes originality.
Originality provokes originality.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
Great strokes make not sweete musick.
Great strokes make not sweete musick.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
