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Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
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It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
