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Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.