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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
