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He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
His essences turn the live air sick.
His essences turn the live air sick.
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
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He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
