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There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.