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It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, read more
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to
the thieves.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
