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In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
