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The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
