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He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
