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Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
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.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.