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Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
