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Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.
God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
