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He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
