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What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner read more
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devil builds a chapel
hard by.]
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
