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One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
