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Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
