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Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.
God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.
One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
