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Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.
Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.