Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

When the mischief is done the door is shut.

When the mischief is done the door is shut.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

Fire is next akin to smoke.

Fire is next akin to smoke.

In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

Nothing can come of nothing.

Nothing can come of nothing.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.

Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.