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The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.
Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.