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I am sure care's an enemy to life.
I am sure care's an enemy to life.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
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.