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Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.