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To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
