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The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
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.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Check disease in its approach.
Check disease in its approach.