. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.

. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.

He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.

He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.

A live dog is better than a dead lion.

A live dog is better than a dead lion.

Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.

Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.

The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.