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In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
