Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.

Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.

Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
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What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.

Idle people have the least leisure.

Idle people have the least leisure.

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

Let those love now, who never loved before,
Let those who always loved, now love the more.

Let those love now, who never loved before,
Let those who always loved, now love the more.