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And solid pudding against empty praise.
And solid pudding against empty praise.
 He that keeps not crust nor crum
 Weary of all, shall want some.  
 He that keeps not crust nor crum
 Weary of all, shall want some. 
I am glad that my Adonis hath a sweete tooth in his head.
I am glad that my Adonis hath a sweete tooth in his head.
God never sendeth mouth but he sendeth meat.
God never sendeth mouth but he sendeth meat.
 Though your threshing floor grind a hundred thousand bushels of 
corn, not for that reason will your stomach hold read more 
 Though your threshing floor grind a hundred thousand bushels of 
corn, not for that reason will your stomach hold more than mine.
 [Lat., Millia frumenti tua triverit area centum.
  Non tuus hinc capiet venter plus ac meus.] 
 What baron or squire
 Or knight of the shire
  Lives half so well as a holy friar.  
 What baron or squire
 Or knight of the shire
  Lives half so well as a holy friar. 
 See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In 
amazement you will exclaim: Where could this read more 
 See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In 
amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow? 
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
 Gluttony kills more than the sword, and is the kindler of all 
evils.
 [Lat., Gula plures occidit quam read more 
 Gluttony kills more than the sword, and is the kindler of all 
evils.
 [Lat., Gula plures occidit quam gladius, estque fomes omnium 
malorum.]