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He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
