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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
There are more Physitians in health then drunkards.
There are more Physitians in health then drunkards.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.
Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.
