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Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
