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Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more
Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.