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A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.