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A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred read more
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.
