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That is not good language which all understand not.
That is not good language which all understand not.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
