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None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
