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Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart read more
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then read more
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then either of them both.