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Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.