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For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
