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The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
