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Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
