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One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy read more
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
