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Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Water trotted is as good as oates.
Water trotted is as good as oates.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
