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As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
