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One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
Men at some times are masters of their fates.
Men at some times are masters of their fates.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.