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Truth and oyle are ever above.
Truth and oyle are ever above.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.
Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.