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Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
