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Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
