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Michael Drayton Quotes: It is your virtue, being men, to try; And it is ours, by virtue to deny.
         

It is your virtue, being men, to try; And it is ours, by virtue to deny.


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The Falcon and the Dove sit there together, And th 'one of them doth prune the others feather.

The Falcon and the Dove sit there together, And th 'one of them doth prune the others feather.



With much we surfeit; plenty makes us poor.

With much we surfeit; plenty makes us poor.



Better sit still, than rise to meet the devil.

Better sit still, than rise to meet the devil.



All transitory titles I detest; a virtuous life I mean to boast alone. Our birth's our sires'; our virtues be our own.

All transitory titles I detest; a virtuous life I mean to boast alone. Our birth's our sires'; our virtues be our own.



When faith is kneeling by his bed of death, And innocence is closing up his eyes, Now if thou would'st, when all have given him over, From death to life, thou might'st him yet recover

When faith is kneeling by his bed of death, And innocence is closing up his eyes, Now if thou would'st, when all have given him over, From death to life, thou might'st him yet recover



Since there's no help, come let us kiss and part.

Since there's no help, come let us kiss and part.



Thus when we fondly flatter our desires, Our best conceits do prove the greatest liars.

Thus when we fondly flatter our desires, Our best conceits do prove the greatest liars.



So in all humours sportively I range; My muse is rightly of the English strain, That cannot long one fashion entertain.

So in all humours sportively I range; My muse is rightly of the English strain, That cannot long one fashion entertain.



Care draws on care, woe comforts woe again, Sorrow breeds sorrow, on grief brings forth twain.

Care draws on care, woe comforts woe again, Sorrow breeds sorrow, on grief brings forth twain.



When Time shall turne those Amber Lockes to Gray.

When Time shall turne those Amber Lockes to Gray.





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This kind of knowing you can never tell to anyone. If you want us to survive, you cannot trust a soul'... 'Not for any reason on this earth. You can never tell.



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By your own soul, learn to live. If some men force you, take no heed. If some men hate you, have no care. Sing your song, dream your dreams Hope your hopes, and pray your prayers.



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If you fail to prepare you prepare to fail.



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All my shows is about a party. We party from the door then we get into the gig, get back to the middle then we gonna party at the end. It's all a good time.



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We want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention.



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I have enjoyed life a lot more by saying "yes" than by sayings "no".



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I used to be double-jointed in my hips, so I could put my toe in my mouth. That can't be classed as a talent really, rather a mild deformity.



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God is love, the bishops tell. Yes, I know, But love is hell.



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Sufficient to each day are the duties to be done and the trials to be endured. God never built a Christian strong enough to carry today's duties and tomorrow's anxieties piled on the top of them.



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Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.




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