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Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
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.
