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Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
