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No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
The miserable have no other medicine,
But only hope:
I have hope to live, and am prepared read more
The miserable have no other medicine,
But only hope:
I have hope to live, and am prepared to die.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
