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One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
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.
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's read more
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's all one, our play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
