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Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
