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No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
He warmes too neere that burnes.
He warmes too neere that burnes.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
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A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.