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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too
bus to take care of his tools.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
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Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
