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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
