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How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
