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To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
