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A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
