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It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of
a farthing sixe pence.
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of
a farthing sixe pence.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
