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The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.