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Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above
rubies.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above
rubies.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.