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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.
Councell breakes not the head.
Councell breakes not the head.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?