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Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon read more
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
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.
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
What's done cannot be undone.
What's done cannot be undone.
All is not gold that glisters.
All is not gold that glisters.