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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
