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Fooles give to please all but their owne.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.