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Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall read more
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
A greater liar than the Parthians.
A greater liar than the Parthians.