They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.

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They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.

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I should only ever tell the king what he ought to do, not what he could do. For if the lion knows his own strength, no man could control him.

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I should only ever tell the king what he ought to do, not what he could do. For if the lion knows his own strength, no man could control him.
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Aware
Friendship demands attention.

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Friendship demands attention.
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Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.

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Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.
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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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Protection
By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.

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By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.
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Bribe
What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.

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What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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Best
To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.

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To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.
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Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again.

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Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again.
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Comfort Gentle
Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.

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Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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Destruction Greed
See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself.

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See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself.
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Safety
To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.

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To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
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Silver Use
A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.

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A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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Hold
The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.

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The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.
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And peradventure we have more cause to thank Him for our loss than for our winning; for His wisdom better seeth what is good for us than we do ourselves.

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And peradventure we have more cause to thank Him for our loss than for our winning; for His wisdom better seeth what is good for us than we do ourselves.
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Nobody sees a flower really, it is so small. We haven’t time,and to see takes time- like to have a friend takes time. One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled, but few are educated.

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Nobody sees a flower really, it is so small. We haven’t time,and to see takes time- like to have a friend takes time. One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled, but few are educated.
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Oneself Small
Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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