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That is not good language which all understand not.
That is not good language which all understand not.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
