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 He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
 [He that will learn to pray, let him read more 
 He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
 [He that will learn to pray, let him go to Sea.] 
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
 Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
 Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.  
 Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
 Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away. 
 The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable 
with interest about thirty years after date.  
 The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable 
with interest about thirty years after date. 
 They dance, they revel, and they sing,
 Till the rude turrets shake and ring.  
 They dance, they revel, and they sing,
 Till the rude turrets shake and ring. 
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
 It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original 
way.  
 It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original 
way.