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The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of read more
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the read more
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should
collapse in ruin.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
