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Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
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Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
Sinks smilingly forsworn.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
