There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

Virtue alone is happiness below.

Virtue alone is happiness below.

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.

Speake not of a dead man at the table.

Speake not of a dead man at the table.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.

The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.

Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

All is well ended, if the suit be won.

All is well ended, if the suit be won.