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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
A man that is warned is half armed.
A man that is warned is half armed.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
