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Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be read more
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
