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All the Armes of England will not arme feare.
All the Armes of England will not arme feare.
 Know, prudent cautious self-control
 Is wisdom's root.  
 Know, prudent cautious self-control
 Is wisdom's root. 
 One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a 
hundred sons one father.  
 One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a 
hundred sons one father. 
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
 The envious will die, but envy never.
 [Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]  
 The envious will die, but envy never.
 [Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.] 
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.