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. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
