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The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.