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Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
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.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
