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Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.