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A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
We are fooles one to another.
We are fooles one to another.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
