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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
