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The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
