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You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a 
brawling woman in a wide read more 
 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a 
brawling woman in a wide house. 
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
 There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and 
the lamb.  
 There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and 
the lamb.