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He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
