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Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
