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The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.
It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.