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A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?
When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
