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You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
