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O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
