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There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
