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Act i. Sc. 1. Compare: "So wise so young, they say, do never live long", William Shakespeare, King Richard III, Act iii. Sc. 1.

— Thomas Middleton The Phœnix (1603)

A little too wise, they say, do ne’er live long.

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From the crown of our head to the sole of our foot.

The world's a stage on which all parts are played.

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Have you summoned your wits from wool-gathering?

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I never heard
Of any true affection but 'twas nipped.

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