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The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which read more
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new
thing under the sun.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.