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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.