Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.

Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.

The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.

You harp perpetually on the same string.

You harp perpetually on the same string.

Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.

Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.

Our praises are our wages.

Our praises are our wages.