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Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
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.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
