Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.

Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

A smiling face is half the meal.

A smiling face is half the meal.

An upbraided morsell never choaked any.

An upbraided morsell never choaked any.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.

Wine unlocks the breast.

Wine unlocks the breast.