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Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.