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Hee that workes after his owne manner, his head akes not at the
matter.
Hee that workes after his owne manner, his head akes not at the
matter.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
