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I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
