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Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.