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Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
Even a child is known by his doings.
Even a child is known by his doings.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
