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The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
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.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
