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Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
