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There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
