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It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more
It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
