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Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
