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Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
