One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
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Beware the fury of a patient man.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
