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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
