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It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
