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From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
