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Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable read more
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
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.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
