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A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
