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Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
 In time the rod
 Becomes more mocked than feared.  
 In time the rod
 Becomes more mocked than feared. 
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
 There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
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 There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
 [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.] 
 It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own 
proportion and standard.  
 It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own 
proportion and standard. 
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.