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How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
