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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.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
