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What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
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.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
