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Nothing can come of nothing.
Nothing can come of nothing.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
