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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
