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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.
He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]