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A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be read more
'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be seduced?
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
