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The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.