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That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.