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Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.
Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, read more
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
