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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
