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Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.