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They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then read more
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then either of them both.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
He that lives most dies most.
He that lives most dies most.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.