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He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
