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Advise none to marry or goe to warre.
Advise none to marry or goe to warre.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
Something must be allowed to custom.
Something must be allowed to custom.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
