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As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
Time flies never to be recalled.
Time flies never to be recalled.
