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He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
