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A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
