(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.

(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.

He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.

He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.

Frugality is the mother of all virtues.

Frugality is the mother of all virtues.

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
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For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is vanity.

Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.

The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.

The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.