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Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
