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Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
