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Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.
He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.
