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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.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
He comes not in my books.
He comes not in my books.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.