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Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
