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He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]
Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.