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I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a read more
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.]
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]