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In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
