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Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
