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To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Good service is a great inchantment.
Good service is a great inchantment.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is read more
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is vanity.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.