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That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
