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Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.