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Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
