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Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
