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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint read more
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
