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Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
