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But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.