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Just staying one day ahead of yesterday.
Just staying one day ahead of yesterday.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
A greater liar than the Parthians.
A greater liar than the Parthians.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
