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For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
