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Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
