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A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
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.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
