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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
