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Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
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He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.