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A woman's general. What should we fear?
A woman's general. What should we fear?
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
