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Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is read more
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is vanity.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.