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He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
