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In every Art it is good to have a master.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
 Preferment goes by letter and affection,
 And not by old gradation, where each second
  Stood heir to read more 
 Preferment goes by letter and affection,
 And not by old gradation, where each second
  Stood heir to th's first.