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It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
