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Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
