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A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
