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Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
Unsound minds like unsound Bodies, if you feed, you poyson.
Unsound minds like unsound Bodies, if you feed, you poyson.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.