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Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
