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Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
Men's language is as their lives.
Men's language is as their lives.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.