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No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
The moon is made of a green cheese.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]