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Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
