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Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.