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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
