A live dog is better than a dead lion.

A live dog is better than a dead lion.

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.

Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.

If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.

He that contemplates hath a day without night.

He that contemplates hath a day without night.

That is gold which is worth gold.

That is gold which is worth gold.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.