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Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Do not expect good from another's death.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
