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Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Yeeres know more then bookes.
Yeeres know more then bookes.
