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The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
Talkers are no good doers.
Talkers are no good doers.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
