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Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.