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Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
