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Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.