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It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.