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The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
