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O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
He that riseth first, is first drest.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
Even a child is known by his doings.
Even a child is known by his doings.
A blustering night, a faire day.
A blustering night, a faire day.
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
