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If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
Too much of anything is bad.
Too much of anything is bad.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
