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If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.
Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
