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A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
Sin makes its own hell, and goodness its own heaven.
Sin makes its own hell, and goodness its own heaven.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
Answer a fool read more
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own
conceit.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.
Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.
