But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.

If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.

Nought venture nought have.

Nought venture nought have.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.

With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.