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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
