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 'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, 
my lord fool, out of read more 
 'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, 
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, 
safety. 
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
 Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that 
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.  
 Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that 
proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 
 The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
 [The wolf must die in his own skin.]  
 The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
 [The wolf must die in his own skin.] 
 Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle 
produce more milk than our own.  
 Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle 
produce more milk than our own. 
 He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
 To turn the current of a woman's will.  
 He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
 To turn the current of a woman's will. 
 The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
 [The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]  
 The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
 [The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.] 
 Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever 
more shall we be able to read more 
 Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever 
more shall we be able to recall it.