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Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
