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Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
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Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
To him that ever fears he shall be poor.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.