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That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.