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Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.
Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.