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Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
