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There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.