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Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
For there's no motion
That tends to vice in man, but I affirm
It is the woman's read more
For there's no motion
That tends to vice in man, but I affirm
It is the woman's part.