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When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.