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Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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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.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Live for today for tomorrow never comes.
Live for today for tomorrow never comes.