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Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.