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Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
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Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom
there is no help.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom
there is no help.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.