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Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
In poison there is no physic.
In poison there is no physic.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
