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Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
