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Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
It will please though ten times repeated.
It will please though ten times repeated.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
