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When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.