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It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.
Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.
When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
