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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
