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Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
