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Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]