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Our whole life is like a play.

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The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
That old bald cheater, Time.
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Bald Cheater Old Time
Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
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Envy Honor Two
Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
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Men Teaching Wise
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
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Fortune Men
Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike; One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike.
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Praise Strikes Strokes
If all you boast of your great art be true; Sure, willing poverty lives most in you.
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Art Being Poverty True
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!
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Dream Life Struggle Vanish
God wisheth none should wreck on a strange shelf: To him man’s dearer than to himself.
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Men Strange Wrecks
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
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Evil Knows Suspect
Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.
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Imperfect Light Opinion Things
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.
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Food Romantic Wine

Our whole life is like a play.

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