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Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.