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He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
