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The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
