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There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.