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A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
