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Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
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.
Our rash faults
Make trivial price of serious thing we have,
Not knowing them until we know read more
Our rash faults
Make trivial price of serious thing we have,
Not knowing them until we know their grave.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
