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A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
Every bullet has its billet.
Every bullet has its billet.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
 You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one 
Anvile.  
 You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one 
Anvile. 
 Let them call it mischief;
 Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.  
 Let them call it mischief;
 Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue. 
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
 He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
 To a lodging ready furnished.  
 He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
 To a lodging ready furnished. 
 Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without. 
[There is fault on both sides.]  
 Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without. 
[There is fault on both sides.]