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I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.