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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
