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The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
 No man is a hero to his valet.
 [Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]  
 No man is a hero to his valet.
 [Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.] 
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
 A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
 Of mighty monarchs.  
 A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
 Of mighty monarchs. 
 Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white 
skinned at the blackamoor.  
 Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white 
skinned at the blackamoor. 
 The very rats
 Instinctively had quit it.  
 The very rats
 Instinctively had quit it. 
We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.