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When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.
Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
