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The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
