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He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
