Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.

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God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another.

God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another.

When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain

When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

Every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment

Every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment

Every one can master a grief but he that has it

Every one can master a grief but he that has it

Literature is a comprehensive essence of the intellectual life of a nation.

Literature is a comprehensive essence of the intellectual life of a nation.

I thank God I am not a woman, to be touched with so many giddy...

I thank God I am not a woman, to be touched with so many giddy...

The more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.

The more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the...

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the...

We that are true lovers run into strange capers.

We that are true lovers run into strange capers.

Though those that are betray'd Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor Stands in...

Though those that are betray'd Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor Stands in...

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks

Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet...

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet...

Maybe love won't let you down. All of your failures are training grounds and just...

Maybe love won't let you down. All of your failures are training grounds and just...

Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds.

Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds.

Friendly counsel cuts off many foes

Friendly counsel cuts off many foes

Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed...

Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed...

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.