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Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable read more
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
