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To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
