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May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Give place to your superiors.
Give place to your superiors.