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You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
This world is nothing except it tend to another.
This world is nothing except it tend to another.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
