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If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, read more
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to
the thieves.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]
Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]
