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Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
All soils are not fertile.
All soils are not fertile.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
