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He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
