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Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
