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Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
To a child all weather is cold.
To a child all weather is cold.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
