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Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied read more
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
