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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
