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He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it read more
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
