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Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
