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But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall read more
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto thee.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
For a morning raine leave not your journey.
For a morning raine leave not your journey.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
