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Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into read more
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into sin!
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
