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The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
The mountains are in labour, the birth will be an absurd little
mouse.
The mountains are in labour, the birth will be an absurd little
mouse.