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They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
Stay a little and news will find you.
Stay a little and news will find you.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
An old dog barks not in vain.
An old dog barks not in vain.
