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Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.