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You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
