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Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.