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The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.