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Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
