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Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
