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A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
