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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.
Everyone is a master and servant.
Everyone is a master and servant.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
