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Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
