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A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
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.
