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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.
It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.
