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An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
