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Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more
It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
