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Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
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.
All griefes with bread are lesse.
All griefes with bread are lesse.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.