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Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
If you can't beat them, join them.
If you can't beat them, join them.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
