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Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.