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Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.