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The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.