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Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.
Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
And foolish notion;
What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
And ev'n devotion!
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
