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Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
