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If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
 It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the 
supporting pillar being removed, the read more 
 It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the 
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should 
collapse in ruin. 
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
 That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of 
our reputation.  
 That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of 
our reputation. 
Feares are divided in the midst.
Feares are divided in the midst.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
 Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the 
attempt.  
 Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the 
attempt. 
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.