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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.