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 A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that 
despiseth it.  
 A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that 
despiseth it. 
 He that fights and runs away,
 Will live to fight another day;
  For he that runs may read more 
 He that fights and runs away,
 Will live to fight another day;
  For he that runs may fight again,
   Which he can never do that's slain.
    Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
     She drops her arms, to gain the field:
      Secures her conquest by her flight:
       And triumphs when she seems to yield. 
 Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to 
break its way through hard rocks, read more 
 Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to 
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than 
lightning. 
 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of 
the heart the spirit is broken.  
 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of 
the heart the spirit is broken. 
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
 Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
 And many talk of Little John that never did read more 
 Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
 And many talk of Little John that never did him know. 
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.