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Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.