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At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
Too much taking heede is losse.
Too much taking heede is losse.
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.