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And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.