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If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is read more
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
