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He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Love is the true price of love.
Love is the true price of love.
Little wealth, little care.
Little wealth, little care.
The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
