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He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect read more
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the
unjust, is simple folly.