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If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.
A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.