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A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
