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Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Great paines quickly find ease.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
