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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
