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To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
