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Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
The swiftness of time is infinite, which is the more evident to
those who look back on what has read more
The swiftness of time is infinite, which is the more evident to
those who look back on what has passed.
No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
