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Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
