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The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.