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It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
