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He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
