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Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
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.
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
