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Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.
