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He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.
He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.
Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.
Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.
When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have.
When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have.
Betwixt the devil and the deep sea.
Betwixt the devil and the deep sea.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
If I were not Alexander, then should wish to be Diogenes.
If I were not Alexander, then should wish to be Diogenes.
What voice did on my spirit fall,
Peschiera, when thy bridge I crost?
'Tis better to have read more
What voice did on my spirit fall,
Peschiera, when thy bridge I crost?
'Tis better to have fought and lost
That never to have fought at all!
He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine read more
He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.
Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock!
Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock!
