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Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
