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A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
