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One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.
Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.