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He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.