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The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
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.]
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
