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Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more read more
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
