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It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
 A sword laid by,
 Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.  
 A sword laid by,
 Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously. 
Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.
Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.
 Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren 
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. read more 
 Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren 
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be 
done, but I would fain die a dry death. 
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose 
under the heaven:
 A time read more 
 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose 
under the heaven:
 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time 
to pluck up that which is planted;
  A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a 
time to build up;
   A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time 
to dance;
    A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; 
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
     A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to 
cast away;
      A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a 
time to speak;
       A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of 
peace.