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It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
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There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
For well-dowered wife, credit, friends, birth and beauty,
all-powerful money gives them all.
