There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

Handsome features are a silent recommendation.

Handsome features are a silent recommendation.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

We ne'er shall look upon his like again.

We ne'er shall look upon his like again.

Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.

Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
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It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]

Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.