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Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
