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An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Integrity is praised and starves.
Integrity is praised and starves.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?
What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?