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That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those read more
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar
off.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
