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He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
They do not love that do not show their love.
They do not love that do not show their love.
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
