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Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
