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Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]