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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
