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Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.