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Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
 Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
 [Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]  
 Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
 [Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.] 
 To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth 
the having.  
 To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth 
the having. 
To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.