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Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.