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The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
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, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.