Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.

Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.

What were vices have become the fashion of the day.

What were vices have become the fashion of the day.

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
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There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock;
the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man
with a maid.

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.

Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.

Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.

Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.

A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.

A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

Of such importance is early training.

Of such importance is early training.