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Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
A greater liar than the Parthians.
A greater liar than the Parthians.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
