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A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
