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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
