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Nothing lasts but the Church.
Nothing lasts but the Church.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
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It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.