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He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
Cities seldome change Religion only.
Cities seldome change Religion only.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
