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One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.