Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

I'll have a fling.

I'll have a fling.

If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.

If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.

Not even the gods can withstand necessity.

Not even the gods can withstand necessity.

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
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The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.

Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.

Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.

Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.

Sit in your place and none can make you rise.

Sit in your place and none can make you rise.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.