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Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.