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We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.