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Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
