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Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more
Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied read more
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.
