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He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
