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At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Let the worst come to the worst.
Let the worst come to the worst.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
