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The silver livery of advised age.
The silver livery of advised age.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
All are not merry that dance lightly.
All are not merry that dance lightly.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
