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He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
