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He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.