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An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.