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Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
United we stand, divided we fall.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
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.
