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A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too
bus to take care of his tools.
