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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
