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No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
That which two will, takes effect.
That which two will, takes effect.
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
