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Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
 No money, no Swiss.
 [Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]  
 No money, no Swiss.
 [Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.] 
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.