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Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
