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Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.