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Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.