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Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good read more
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good wife nor good horse.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
