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When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.