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Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.