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Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy read more
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
