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You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.