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We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
All that shakes falles not.
All that shakes falles not.
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.]
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
