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Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of read more
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
