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They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in read more
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus
art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he
is catching you.]
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
