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Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.
Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Patience, time and money accommodate all things.
Patience, time and money accommodate all things.
The heart of the wise in in the house of mourning, but the heart
of fools is in the read more
The heart of the wise in in the house of mourning, but the heart
of fools is in the house of mirth.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.