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He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
One flower makes no garland.
One flower makes no garland.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
