Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.

Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.

Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

A white wall is the paper of a foole.

A white wall is the paper of a foole.

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.

Aske much to have a little.

Aske much to have a little.

The best things in life are free.

The best things in life are free.

Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.

Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.