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Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
