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It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
