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The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which read more
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new
thing under the sun.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.