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The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
Better fed than taught.
Better fed than taught.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
