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Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.
One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
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Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
To step aside is human.
