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A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.
Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
