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So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.