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It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
