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A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
