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God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
