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 Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to 
their waning.  
 Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to 
their waning. 
 You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and 
what he pleaseth.  
 You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and 
what he pleaseth. 
 What's gone, and what's past help,
 Should be past grieve.  
 What's gone, and what's past help,
 Should be past grieve. 
 He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the 
quick. [To succeed he will read more 
 He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the 
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work 
hard.] 
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
 Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that 
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.  
 Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that 
proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
 The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a 
saint.  
 The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a 
saint. 
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.