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Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
This is no time for staring about.
This is no time for staring about.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
