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He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
