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Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
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.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.