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The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
Give place to your superiors.
Give place to your superiors.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
