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Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
