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Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
