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No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Promising is the eve of giving.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
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.]
