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All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
