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He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.