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Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
